Old Yeller is possibly the saddest, yet greatest classic of all time. This tale is perfect for ages ten and up, but out of bounds for the light hearted. Many tears are shed throughout the book as fourteen year old Travis and his family face the horrible outcomes of hydrophobia.

When healthy cattle and corn is bountiful the settlers of Salt Licks find that they lack one thing. Money. Although the money is over six hundred miles away from the Texas hill countryside, the settlers know it will be a journey they must make to survive the merciless nature of the valley. Whilst the men are off on the dangerous venture, women and children are left to fend for themselves. The main character in this story Travis, a fourteen year old boy who is left to take care of his mother and his little brother Arliss. But one day Travis makes a interesting discovery of a big yeller dog who is a dirty little meat thief. Arliss and his mother take to the dog at once and Old Yeller is a member of the family. But things get tough just as Travis befriends this canine. The varmints are behaving themselves but disaster calls upon the settlers. Hydrophobia. Loyal dogs turn upon masters, bulls kill bulls, mothers abandon young but there is only one way to cure the case. To kill the creature that possesses the disease.

Read on to join Travis and the settlers of Salt Licks battle through the hardest of times in Old Yeller.

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